11. But to qualify for the soy oil experiment, they had to have silicone implants that had ruptured or caused hard scar tissue. 12. Call it a sunny introduction to the land of SUVs, silicone implants, strip mall sprawl and Sylvester Stallone. 13. Clinical studies before and since the scare show silicone breast implants are, in fact, safe. 14. Civil trials related to asbestos, silicone breast implants and tobacco represent another aspect of the influence of high-profile trials on the larger society. 15. Dow Corning, once the leading manufacturer of silicone implants, faces the greatest financial exposure. 16. Dow Chemical said it never made silicone breast implants. 17. Dow Corning contends that its silicone breast implants and silicone medical devices in general are safe. 18. Echoing earlier panels, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences said silicone implants can cause localized problems. 19. From bulimia to silicone implants, they covered the waterfront. 20. Four years later her doctor replaced it with a second silicone implant. |